"Near the entrance to the garden, Jesus left all but three of the disciples, bidding them pray for themselves and for Him. With Peter, James, and John, He entered its secluded recesses. These three disciples were Christ's closest companions. They had beheld His glory on the mount of transfiguration; they had seen Moses and Elijah talking with Him; they had heard the voice from heaven; now in His great struggle, Christ desired their presence near Him. Often they had passed the night with Him in this retreat. On these occasions, after a season of watching and prayer, they would sleep undisturbed at a little distance from their Master, until He awoke them in the morning to go forth anew to labor. But now He desired them to spend the night with Him in prayer. Yet He could not bear that even they should witness the agony He was to endure. DA 686.1"
"And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy."
Both passages explicitly mention Jesus taking Peter, James, and John with him into the garden and describe his sorrow. The EGW passage expands on the biblical account, providing additional context and details.
"Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me."
This is a direct quote from Matthew 26:38, making it an explicit allusion.
"He went a little distance from them—not so far but that they could both see and hear Him—and fell prostrate upon the ground. He felt that by sin He was being separated from His Father. The gulf was so broad, so black, so deep, that His spirit shuddered before it. This agony He must not exert His divine power to escape. As man He must suffer the consequences of man's sin. As man He must endure the wrath of God against transgression. DA 686.3"
"And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt."
Both passages describe Jesus' experience in Gethsemane, including his separation from the Father, his prostration in prayer, and his acceptance of suffering. EGW provides additional details and interpretations of the event, but the core narrative aligns closely with Matthew 26:39.
"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
Both passages describe Christ's suffering for sin. The EGW passage elaborates on the separation from the Father, which is the consequence of bearing the 'transgressions' mentioned in Isaiah.
"Christ was now standing in a different attitude from that in which He had ever stood before. His suffering can best be described in the words of the prophet, “Awake, O sword, against My shepherd, and against the man that is My fellow, saith the Lord of hosts.” Zechariah 13:7 . As the substitute and surety for sinful man, Christ was suffering under divine justice. He saw what justice meant. Hitherto He had been as an intercessor for others; now He longed to have an intercessor for Himself. DA 686.4"
"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones."
Ellen White directly references Zechariah 13:7 in this passage.
As Christ felt His unity with the Father broken up, He feared that in His human nature He would be unable to endure the coming conflict with the powers of darkness. In the wilderness of temptation the destiny of the human race had been at stake. Christ was then conqueror. Now the tempter had come for the last fearful struggle. For this he had been preparing during the three years of Christ's ministry. Everything was at stake with him. If he failed here, his hope of mastery was lost; the kingdoms of the world would finally become Christ's; he himself would be overthrown and cast out. But if Christ could be overcome, the earth would become Satan's kingdom, and the human race would be forever in his power. With the issues of the conflict before Him, Christ's soul was filled with dread of separation from God. Satan told Him that if He became the surety for a sinful world, the separation would be eternal. He would be identified with Satan's kingdom, and would nevermore be one with God. DA 6…
"And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground."
Both passages describe Christ's agony in Gethsemane. Luke 22:44 describes the physical manifestation of His agony, while the EGW passage delves into the spiritual and emotional torment, including the temptation by Satan.